Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Aaron Judge having been teammates with both Taylor Ward and Tyler Wade, a revelation about the late-season health of Elly De La Cruz, and the hidden value of multiposition players such as Mauricio Dubón, then (38:22) answer listener emails about the terms “baseball lifer” and “double-barrel action,” when bases-loaded situations are separate, how to count innings, a weird double play, how to classify switch-hitters, non-switch-hitters who should consider switch-hitting, and whether wealth can buy a good farm system.

Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Elly injury info

Link to September Elly episode

Link to AA quotes on Dubón

Link to 2025 FRV leaders

Link to Kostka thread on Grayson

Link to double play clip 1

Link to double play clip 2

Link to double play clip 3

Link to Rendon homer story

Link to Popkins origin story

Link to listener emails database

Link to Narduzzi clip

Link to Narduzzi story

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